Hizbul Mujahideen Welcomes AMU Scholar In Group, Police Say Still Verifying

While the militant group Hizbul Mujahideen  Monday 바카라�welcomed Aligarh Muslim University바카라�s Ph.D scholar, Mannan Bashir Wani,바카라� in the organisation, the Jammu and Kashmir Police are yet confirm his joining .

Wani, 25, was pursuing a doctorate in Geology at the Aligarh Muslim University. He was scheduled to return home on January 5. However, he didn바카라�t turn up and instead, his photo posing a grenade launcher-cum-assault rifle went viral on social media.

It has become a new patern of new militant recruits to release their photos brandishing AK-47 on social media sites.

바카라�This is not my habit to issue a statement without verification. We are verifying the case. And once we have full information we will tell you. At present we cannot say anything,바카라� inspector general of police Muneer Ahmad Khan told Outlook.

Senior superintendent police Kupwara Shamsher Hussain said: 바카라�Yesterday, the father of Wani came to the police station and stated that he had no contact with his son. We have no other inputs except that he has no contact with the family. We are verifying the case.바카라�

Meanwhile, Hindustan Times  that social media and blog accounts show that the controversial encounter in Bhopal resulting in the death of eight undertrials, the disappearance of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, and Hadiya바카라�s conversion to Islam are themes that kept Wani occupied before he picked up the gun.

The last tweets of Wani, whose Facebook account is now suspended, are about the Hadiya case. He wrote: 바카라�Aren바카라�t Females of India in their 20바카라�s full citizens of this country equals before the law? #freeHadiya #BraveHadiya바카라�. In another satirical post, he wrote: 바카라�In India, At the age of 18 One can choose his/her PM but can바카라�t chose her religion, Why? Becoz, Islam is Terrorism. #BravaHadiya #Muslims," added the newspaper.

According to the police sources he has left the AMU on January 3.

But the Hizb on the other hand described his 바카라�joining바카라� as a good omen for the 바카라�ongoing Kashmir freedom struggle.바카라� 

In a statement issued to a local news gathering, CNS, the Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin said 바카라�joining of Mannan Bashir Wani exposes Indian propaganda that youth of Kashmir are joining militant ranks due to unemployment and economic distress.바카라� Mannan hails from of Tekipora Lolab area of frontier Kupwara district.

바카라�From years on educated and qualified youth of Kashmir have been joining Hizbul Mujahideen to take this ongoing freedom movement to logical conclusion. This spirit of youth is laudable,바카라� Salahuddin said.

But his reported move to join militant ranks has shocked many. One Sajid Yousuf  wrote on his Facebook wall: 바카라�PHD Scholar Manan Wani, Ex-navodian joined militant organization is really sad news for us all. He was very humble, cooperative and lovable person. But we can't deny the fact, why he joined the militant ranks. Before a month he was assaulted and dragged at five places by forces while he was on his way to home he even mentioned the whole story on his Facebook timeline.  Brother Manan your pen was more powerful than this gun which you are holding right now.바카라�

Another post by Sajad Farooq Rather바카라�s FB post  reads: 바카라�Manan Wani received an award for the best paper presented at an international conference on 바카라�Water, Environment, Ecology and Society바카라� in 2016..we r losing the talent.. May Almighty protect the Valley.바카라�

The police apprehend that joining of Wani in the militant ranks could become a trend setter in north Kashmir which has not seen any significant militant recruitment in contrast to south Kashmir.

The development has taken place when the security agencies are urging the militants to return to their home and join the mainstream.

The AMU바카라� scholar바카라�s reported move to join Hizb has evoked a debate about separatist organisations.

바카라�Excuse my bluntness: Which new leaders, who are young and articulate have our Hurriyats produced  since last 25 years. Had Hurriyats opened their doors to fresh faces, a PhD  scholar who had a more powerful weapon with him in the shape of his pen and  knowledge would never become a militant. It pains to see youth voluntarily  becoming Cannon fodder바카라�, wrote  Mohammad Afaaq Sayeed, on Facebook.

바카라�Our Hurriyats need to shun their insecurities and ego. They need to come  out of their shells. Leadership is not their fiefdom. Those who are at the  verge of becoming militants should be given another option and that option  should be only in political struggle. But then our leaders can't afford to lose their perceived guardianship of  the 'struggle' and 'sacrifice'. They perhaps need more sacrifices to stay relevant바카라�, he said.